CEBU CITY – A five-year-old boy went missing after a motor banca capsized in the sea of Barangay Sangat in San Fernando town, southern Cebu province on New Year’s Day. Stephen Pagcaliwagan, information officer of the Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas (PCG-7), said 24 residents of Barangay...
Two days before the New Year’s Day, more than 109,000 passengers trooped to various ports nationwide to go home and spend the last remaining days of the holiday season with their families. (Photo: PCG) Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a total of 56,425 outbound...
CEBU CITY – Cancellation of sea trips left several passengers spending their Christmas in an evacuation center in Danao City, northern Cebu. Mitch Mondigo, public information officer of the Danao City government, said a total of 99 individuals stayed at the city’s evacuation center after trips...
Two fishermen died while six others were rescued when their boat capsized off Southern Leyte on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Photo by Philippine Coast Guard In a report by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday, Dec. 26, the fatalities were identified as Aldin Pagkalinawan, 49; and Roel Jalil, 50,...
More than 31,000 outbound passengers and 27,000 inbound passengers were monitored by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in various ports nationwide as of noontime of Christmas Day on Sunday, Dec. 25. (Photo: PCG) Data from the PCG showed that from 6 a.m. to 12 noon, a total of 31,314 outbound...
CEBU CITY – Four fishermen went missing while fishing in the sea of Kinatarcan Island in Sta. Fe town, northern Cebu province on Friday, Dec. 23. They were identified as Gilbert Pepito, 37; Gaspar Yassi, 45; Louie Lubitos, 34, and Redol Yassi, 42. The Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas...
Thousands of passengers trooped to various seaports nationwide on Saturday, Dec. 24, to go to the province or take a vacation elsewhere where they would spend the Christmas Day with their families. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel assist port passengers in Guimaras Island on Dec. 24, 2022....
A 47-year-old woman was rescued by joint government forces after she jumped off the Intramuros-Binondo Bridge to Pasig River in Manila on Friday, Dec. 23. Photo: PCG / Facebook Rescue personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Philippine National Police...
As the Christmas rush intensifies, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) further fortified its security measures in transportation hubs by deploying hundreds of K9 teams nationwide. Photo: PCG Commo. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesperson, said 109 K9 teams composed of 345 explosive detection dogs and 193...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel challenged and sailed dangerously close to a Philippine boat which brought fresh food, Noche Buena packages, and other supplies to soldiers stationed on Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, Dec. 17. Photo: Western Command...
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China after the forcible taking by the Chinese coast guard of a rocket debris from the Philippine Navy in the West Philippine Sea, an incident that earned the "disgust" of the country's lawmakers. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
Fifteen Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) captains were promoted to the rank of commodore, giving them their first star rank. (File photo courtesy of Juan Carlo de Vela / Manila Bulletin) In a statement Tuesday, Dec. 13, PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio Abu said the promotion of the general and technical...